Dr Ifedayo Adetifa assumes duty as NCDC Director-General
The newly appointed Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Adetifa Ifedayo, has assumed duties.
Persecondnews recall that President Muhammadu…
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Cholera: Is Nigeria ready for another epidemic?
As Nigeria remains on red alert for the third wave of COVID-19, another epidemic may be lurking around; Cholera. EDWINA AJUMA AMEH writes on how cholera outbreak is ravaging states…
U.S. Monkeypox case from Nigeria: NCDC says no cause for alarm, no fresh outbreak of…
…says it will continue to detect and respond to these cases in Nigeria as with other epidemic prone diseases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has…
PUNCH’s sensational headline on Osinbajo, NYSC absolute falsehood, irresponsible…
``Due to the rising profile of the VP, it is clear that there is a sinister agenda by Osinbajo’s detractors and political opponents. But despite this, the VP continues to blaze the trail…
Yellow Fever responsible for strange deaths in Enugu, Delta, others, says Health…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the reported strange deaths in Enugu, Delta and other states are attributable to Yellow Fever.
He said the analysis done so far…
NYSC Camp reopening: Corp members to undergo mandatory antigen-based test
As part of effort to ensure the safe reopening of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps across the country, all youth corps members will be subjected to the new…
COVID-19: NCDC says low risk in children does not mean no risk
Following the resumption of schools nationwide, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says in spite…
NCDC says 69 labs now fully activated for COVID-19 testing
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chike Ihekweazu, says with the inauguration of two public health laboratories in Niger State, the country now has 69…
COVID-19: FG excited about WHO’s roll-out of 120m rapid testing kits with result out…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 is excited about the roll-out of 120 million rapid testing kits by the World Health Organization and other partners that can test…
Lagos Health Commissioner, Prof. Abayomi, is COVID-19 positive, self-isolate
The Lagos State Government has announced that Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has gone into isolation.
The…
World Mask Week: Masks, others only options against COVID-19 spread without vaccine,…
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Mask Week which began on August 7, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said appropriate use of face masks,…
COVID-19: Governors not enforcing protocols to flatten pandemic curve, PTF tells…
The Chairman of Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 pandemic and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, says the refusal of state governments to enforce…
Wearing face masks is less cumbersome than being on ventilators – NCDC DG
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said its better to wear face mask than to be on ventilator.
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At least, a Covid-19 patient costs Lagos State Govt N1m daily — Commissioner
The Lagos State Government says it is spending N1 million daily on a coronavirus patient in all its isolation centres.
It includes cost of feeding, accommodation, the services provided…
COVID-19 transmission: NCDC blames youths, says responsible for fatalities of the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has blamed youths for the
transmission of Coronavirus and infecting the elderly across the country,.
It said younger people of…
COVID-19: Elaborate hoax, grand deception to create fear, shorten people’s…
Contrary to the Federal Government's position on COVID-19, Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello has restated that the virus was not real but contrived to create fear in people…